Chapter 707: Section 494: Cang Xu Extorts and Blackmails
Since Cang Xu returned, the Little Prince had been avoiding him, even avoiding eye contact during the Undead Gathering.
But this time, the Little Prince could not avoid him anymore because Cang Xu had blocked his door.
“Wouldn’t you invite me in to sit?” Cang Xu smiled.
The Little Prince was stunned for a moment, his voice hoarse as he lowered his head, “Please come in.”
His residence was just as simple as everyone else’s, easily set up without any trouble.
“How much longer will you avoid me, Your Highness Little Prince?” There were no chairs inside the hut, so Cang Xu simply sat down cross-legged.
The Little Prince bowed his head and remained silent.
At that moment, Cang Xu spoke, “I don’t blame you, and I truly understand your choice. In terms of emotions and relationships, Ku Feng was indeed deeper for you than I am.”
“But what I dislike is the current state between us, I don’t want to have this barrier.”
“Your Highness Little Prince, although our time together has been short, I’ve already recognized you as my friend!”
The Little Prince’s body shuddered, and he finally dared to look up at Cang Xu, still with a dazed expression.
Cang Xu continued, “These days, I’ve really felt terrible.”
“I still remember when we first met… We fought side by side, how perilous it was in the battle at the Nether River… thanks to you lending me resources to help me start over… and after I began to practice the Flying Head Skill, our coordination. Do you remember that time when we ambushed the Magic Beast fish swarm…”
As Cang Xu reminisced about the past, the Little Prince bowed his head again.
Inside the hut, only Cang Xu spoke.
But he seemed to have endless things to say, constantly speaking without pause, his tone gentle, narrating smoothly.
The Little Prince listened, as if reliving the past experiences.
“Let us reconcile,” Cang Xu finally said.
The Little Prince’s small skeletal body trembled slightly.
If Cang Xu blamed him, despised him, hated him, he might feel a bit better. But with Cang Xu’s words, the Little Prince felt even more distressed and guilty.
He couldn’t help but sob quietly.
Although no tears flowed.
The Little Prince, full of guilt, said, “You consider me a good friend, yet I treated you this way.”
“I’m very sorry!”
“I’m really, truly sorry.”
“Sob, sob, sob…”
Cang Xu stood up, sat down beside the Little Prince, and placed his hand on the little shoulder, gently saying, “I told you, I don’t blame you.”
The Little Prince looked up, his expression bewildered, in that moment, he seemed to see the figure of his father in Cang Xu.
The Little Prince: “Xu Jia, you are really kind! I want to compensate you, what do you want? Even if it’s the Great General, I can give him to you.”
The Great General was the three-headed zombie sea snake, which had accompanied the Little Prince for a long time, and was his most beloved mount.
Cang Xu smiled slightly, “I don’t want the Great General, I want that Heavy Cavalry of yours.”
“I’ll give them to you!” the Little Prince answered without hesitation, “Anyway, I can recapture and create new ones in the future.”
The next moment, he showed his difficulty, “But I’ve lost them now; Zhou Zhang has captured all my Heavy Cavalry. I haven’t seen them for many days, only maintaining a connection through the soul.”
“Haha, I was just joking with you, I don’t really want any compensation; you shouldn’t worry about it,” Cang Xu laughed, patting the Little Prince’s shoulder.
Yet the Little Prince clung tightly to Cang Xu’s sleeve cuff, refusing to let go, looking up at him with big eyes, his tone firm, “No, I must give you compensation. You must accept it, only then will I feel a bit better.”
“You are the best compensation…” Cang Xu gazed deeply, laughing inwardly.
Of course, such thoughts would not be spoken aloud. After comforting the Little Prince for a while, when Cang Xu left the hut, he was certain: the Little Prince was now on his side.
With this opportunity, Cang Xu had made a breakthrough in the relations with Ku Feng and the Little Prince.
With such relations, Cang Xu now had more influence over the small group of ship ghosts.
If in the future, the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps needed to utilize the channel of the ship ghosts to contact You Can-led Undead Force, then establishing such influence was absolutely beneficial.
“Next up, Fin Spirit.”
Cang Xu smiled confidently, and soon after, he arrived at Fin Spirit’s residence.
Fin Spirit opened the door, smiling, and asked about Cang Xu’s purpose.
Cang Xu requested to talk inside.
Fin Spirit was reluctant but still welcomed Cang Xu into her hut.
As they sat facing each other, she asked again, her face showing obvious wariness and detachment.
Cang Xu laughed, “Don’t be too nervous, Fin Spirit, I’m here this time just to ask for compensation.”
“Compensation, what do you mean?” Fin Spirit furrowed her brow immediately, then relaxed it just as quickly.
Cang Xu then explained, “Naturally, it’s about you dealing with me, secretly inciting the Little Prince and helping Ku Feng to advance the memory fabrication process. It hasn’t been long, and Mage Fin Spirit, you’ve totally forgotten?”
“Perhaps I should blame myself, I should have discussed compensation with you the night I teleported back.”
The two exchanged experiences on prayer on the surface, while secretly sharing confidential information.
Fin Spirit smiled while seething inwardly, “Xu Jia, have you misunderstood something?”
“Have you never done this before?” Cang Xu accused.
Fin Spirit remained expressionless, “The misunderstanding I mentioned means, you seem to think I, Fin Spirit, am easy to bully.”
“Indeed, I targeted you specifically because you were slow in fabricating memories, leaving flaws for others to exploit.”
“I want to survive, so I will fight for every chance to continue living.”
“Honestly, if it were Ku Feng or Little Prince, I might have hesitated. But with you, I’m not at all familiar, purely an outsider! In such a case, is it strange that I targeted you?”
“Of course not,” Cang Xu said, “I understand you, but that doesn’t mean I can forgive you.”
“I think, you’ve also misunderstood my purpose here.”
“I’m here to demand compensation, not to have a sensible discussion about camaraderie among teammates.”
“As you said, we are strangers to each other.”
“And even talking reasonably, we each have our logic, using some conspiracies and tricks for our survival is quite normal.”
Cang Xu paused, quietly staring into Fin Spirit’s eyes then continued, “I’m here demanding compensation, for the sake of Ship Ghost, Little Prince, and Ku Feng.”
“You targeted me, I have to take my revenge.”
“But once I avenge myself, it ruins the grand plan of fabricating memories. So, I hope you will look at the bigger picture, compensate me, and calm my thirst for revenge.”
Fin Spirit laughed out loud, superficially she praised, “Xu Jia Mage, your conversion experience is vast, it enlightens me greatly.”
In reality, she sneered inwardly, “You want revenge?”
“How would you do that?”
“Don’t forget, you still have a double seal on you.”
“Speaking of which, it’s quite strange, isn’t it?”
“You’ve clearly converted, why don’t Zhou Zhang and the others trust you? Why haven’t they lifted the seal from you?”
“You see, in the end, you’re an Undead Mage. How can a normal person ever trust you?”
“Even if your conversion was successful, it would be the same!”
“You should realize by now, we are on the same side.”
Fin Spirit was very calculative, using her words to preemptively block any verbal threats from Cang Xu.
But this reaction was within Cang Xu’s expectations.
Cang Xu still gazed into Fin Spirit’s eyes, his look ominous and cold, he secretly conveyed, “Why do I need to take revenge myself?”
“That would be so boring.”
“I never even thought about laying hands on you. After all, we are both Undead Mages, we’re in this together.”
“Hehehe.”
At this point, Cang Xu burst into laughter.
Fin Spirit’s expression changed drastically, becoming fierce and angry, she growled in a low voice, “Xu Jia, what are you planning to do? If you dare to harm the Da Ji Tribe, I will not let you go!”
Fin Spirit’s weakness was too obvious.
Sea Snake Lady was able to leverage the Da Ji Tribe, demanding Fin Spirit serve her in return.
Such a weakness, Cang Xu naturally could also exploit!
Fin Spirit’s growl fully expressed her fear.
Cang Xu promptly ended the compensation claim, and got up to leave!
Just as he pushed open the hut’s door, Fin Spirit said urgently, “Wait!”
Cang Xu, with a smile back on his face, sat down again.
Fin Spirit’s gaze was cold, “What do you want? Just to let you know, if you’re too greedy, it means negotiation breakdown! I won’t just satisfy your greed!!”
After another half hour passed, Cang Xu and Fin Spirit tussled back and forth, finally reaching an agreement.
Cang Xu gained a lot of knowledge from Fin Spirit.
Although Cang Xu had already received Middle-level Soul Vein inheritance from Ship Ghost, aside from Mage inheritances, the knowledge included many other things.
For example, the content of the alchemy experiments that Fin Spirit helped Ship Ghost with, data, key results, etc.
Fin Spirit’s specialty in Soul Implantation Technique, her unique experience was also very helpful to Cang Xu.
The knowledge was the main thing, besides that, there were many undead materials.
Of course, currently, Fin Spirit couldn’t provide those materials as she was bound by a double seal. The two just reached a verbal agreement.
Cang Xu left Fin Spirit’s place with a satisfied smile, hands clasped behind his back.
Fin Spirit watched his retreating figure, gritting her teeth, secretly cursed, “Xu Jia, I will return this humiliation to you.”
“You despicable, greedy wretch, extorting me like this!”
“Unfortunately for you, our agreement is only verbal and cannot be formalized with a Magic Contract, how can you hold me accountable once I regain my freedom?”
Beyond her resentment, Fin Spirit felt a trace of smugness.
She thought: the double seal bound her, but also inadvertently helped her.
However, this thought crumbled dramatically the next day!
At the Undead Gathering, Fin Spirit, burning with anger, confronted Cang Xu, “We had reached an agreement, why did you still strike at the Da Ji Tribe?!”